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visible radiation

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noun

  1. electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Because they are transparent to most visible radiation and emit only a small amount of light, these outer layers are difficult to observe.

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The wavelength of light determines the color of visible radiation.

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If it were ionized hydrogen, it should be hot enough to emit visible radiation.

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The atmosphere, like window glass, is transparent to incoming visible radiation and most of the Sun’s infrared.

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At a common distance of a foot the visible radiation of the electric light employed in these experiments is 800 times the light of a candle.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

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